Tadeas Hajek

Beer Tadeas Hajek

In 1585 the Bohemian astronomer and physician Tadeás Hájek (Latin Thaddeus Hagecius ab Hayek) wrote the first encompassing book on the production of beer in history. The little treatise describes how beer was made at the time, long before the discovery of yeast cells, top and bottom fermentation, and other scientific insights changed the world of beer. It also sheds a quaint light on contemporary medical beliefs and on historical, linguistic and social aspects of beer. It is a must read for every beer lover.